Human Factors in Complex and Dynamic Systems — Lessons From Investigating Catastrophic Events
(Room Champagne 3-4)
24 Aug 17
8:15 AM
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9:30 AM
Since its inception, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has completed more than 90 investigations of chemical accidents and safety issues. And, as accident causation theory has evolved, so too has the CSB’s analysis of human factors. Using as examples several major incidents in various high-hazard work environments — such as a refinery, a university laboratory, an offshore drilling rig and a gas plant — you’ll learn broad lessons that expand beyond the confines of the chemical industry, and how the agency’s current investigative approach can help you better understand the human contribution in complex systems.